How might Open Space be of service in dealing with pandemics?

[Peggy Holman]

I heard from a colleague in public health who is wondering about this.

Though the current swine flu events in Mexico and the US are not as  
severe as originally feared, they have provided a great learning  
lab.   With the potential to kill many people all over the world and  
increase the disruption already caused by ongoing economic troubles,  
learning how to deal with pandemics is certainly important to our  
future!  what role might Open Space play?

And here's an interesting twist:  How might we use OST and what we  
know about self-organizing systems in pandemic settings when people  
are not supposed to gather close to each other?

The next pandemic, whenever it starts -- yesterday, in 3 months or in  
3 years, will need cooperation from all over the place.  And from what  
I hear, it will not be 3 years!

Thoughts?

Peggy

P.S.  This blog is a great source of information:
http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/


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